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Lawmakers Go Along With Another Emergency State Extension

July 18 2017

Turkey

Turkish lawmakers have approved the extension of state of emergency for three more months, reports the Voice of America News.

Parliament voted on Monday to extend the emergency state for a fourth time. The emergency state was declared in July 2016 following a failed coup attempt.

Until the action, the emergency state was set to expire on Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli told lawmakers t that the emergency rule had helped create the necessary legal...

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